Chapter 1&2 Flashcards

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WHO IS Carolus Linnaeus

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Father of taxonomy

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2
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Early naturalist classified life’s _____

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Diversity

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3
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Who is Charles Darwin

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a naturalist .

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4
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What was trained to become?

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Clergy Man

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5
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Where was Charles Darwin invited to serve as a naturalist ?

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HMS Beagle

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6
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What is the voyage of the beagle ?

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Voyage of the beagle is the voyage that Charles Darwin went on .

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7
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What did Charles Darwin collect?

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collect fossils and living organism

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8
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what did Charles Lyell study ?

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He studies geology , reading principles of geology

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9
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Who made principle of geology ?

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Charles Lyell

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10
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What is uniformitarianism ?

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Observable natural processes seen now are also responsible for events in the past

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11
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when did Malthus publish principle of population ?

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1798

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12
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What book did Malthus publish?

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principles of populations

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13
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What was the beagle called ?

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Rhea Darwinii

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14
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Observed convinced Darwin that life_____

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evolved

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15
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What did Alfred Russel Wallace propose ?

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  • Common ancestry

* Natural selection

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16
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Where did Darwin and Wallace present at?

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Linnean Society

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17
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When did Darwin and Wallace present ?

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1858

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18
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When was Darwin’s book published ?

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His book was published in 1859

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19
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All species share ______

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Common Ancestry

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20
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Changes occur through ________

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Natural Selection

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21
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Common descent makes sense of _____

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Puzziling Patterns in nature

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22
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what is a homologous trait ?

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Similar because of inheritance from common ancestor

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23
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Common descent makes sense of _____in nature

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Puzzling Patterns

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24
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What is the significance of shark & human

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Adult sharks cardiovascular system is similar to that of a human embryo

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What is adaptations ?/
traits that have evolved by natural selection
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which inference is inspired by Malthus
Inference 1
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What is inference 1 ?
Inference 1 is that the population can only support a # of individuals based on the available resources .
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What book did Malthus publish?
Essay on the principle of population
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When did Malthus publish principles of population ?
1798
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When did Charles Lyell publish principles of geology
1830
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What did Charles Lyell publish ?
Principles of geology
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Who is Charles Lyell ?
Popularized the idea that earth changes gradually
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Comparison between embryos reveal _____ not evident in adults
homologies
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What did Thomas malthus believed
Human population size limited by resources
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What did Charles Darwin propose ?
natural selection as a mechanism that explains evolution
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Who is Alfred Wallace
Formulated the idea of natural selection
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Natural selection and ______ selection are powerful forces in natural pop
sexual
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What is genetic drift ?
Random Changes to the gene pool from chance
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Evolution explains the ______ of life
diversity
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What is biological evolution ?
Any change in inherited traits that occurs from one generation to the next
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whales mammals __________
gone to sea
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what is viruses ?
Deadly escape artists
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whales share _____ with mammals
synapomorphies
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what are synapomorphies
homologous trait
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What synapomorphies does whales have with mammals
mammary glands three middle ear bones hair
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similarities with fish arose through
Convergent evolution
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Fossil whales share _____ traits with _____
Homologous traits, Modern Cetaceans
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What homologous traits did whales share with cetaceans
Teeth middle ear involcrum
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what are even toed ungulates?
Artiodactyls
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Shape of astragalus connects transitional form with ______
Artiodactlys
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What are artiodactyls
Hoofed toed land animals
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What are astragalus
ankle bone
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Fossil sequence documents transition from _______ to _______
land to water
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What showed evidence of transition from land to water ?
isotope analysis of fossil teeth | fossil analysis of hind limb loss
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What is an isotope ?
two or more species of atoms of a chemical elements with the same atomic number but differing atomic mass
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any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element __________but _________ or mass number
same atomic number, differing atomic mass
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Terrestrial animals drink ________
fresh water
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Marine animals drink _______
salt water
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0^18/O^16 ratio is __________
ratio higher in salt water
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Fossils document _______ loss
Fossils document hindlimb loss
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changes in gene expression led to loss of _______
Functional hindlimb
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Baleen whales are ______
teethless
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Historical diversity tracks ______
changes in food web
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what is h7n9?
Influenza virus
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replication of __________ results in mutation
genetic material
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Mutations can be ___,_____,____
beneficial, harmful , or neutral
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Viral strains with ______ mutations increase in frequency through _______
Beneficial , Natural Selection
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How are the viruses beneficial ?
* Viral strain no longer recognized by immune system * Leads to higher reproduction * dOMINATES POPULATION
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_________- CREATES DIVERSITY
Natural selection
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viral________ allows flu to infect new hosts
reassortment
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Genes of H7N9 derived from ______ different bird strains
four
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what four birds did h7n9 come from
wild duck, wild bird, chicken,
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When new strains become. by humans, results can be devastating
transmissible
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Natural selection favors | that evade the
flu variants ; immune system
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can result in a strain that is both | and infectious
reassortment ; deadly ; highly